Trifluoroacetic acid → Methyl-{2-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]ethyl}-amine

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Methyl-{2-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (300 mg, 0.759 mmol, 1 eq) was dissolved in dry DCM (3 ml) under argon atmosphere and TFA (290.6 μl, 5 eq) was added. Reaction mixture was stirred for overnight. In the reaction mixture was added more DCM (15 ml) and was extracted with saturated NaHCO3 (3×15 ml) and brine. Organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to give a product methyl-{2-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-amine (211.5 mg, yield=82.1%, purity=87%). [M+H]+=296.31 1H NMR (300 MHz; CDCl3) δ/ppm 2.44 (s, 3H), 2.74-2.89 (m, 4H), 6.90-6.98 (m, 2H), 7.09-7.22 (m, 4H), 7.27-7.33 (m, 1H), 7.35-7.45 (m, 1H)

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